Cicca

Japanese: Cicca
Cicca

…In China and Japan, candles are made from the Chinese tallow tree. Many plants are poisonous, but some are edible, such as the seeds of the Chinese tallow tree, Antidesma bunius in the Philippines, and the fruits of the Cicca genus in India. Cassava, the source of tapioca, is one of the most important cultivated plants in the tropics, with its edible, swollen, tuberous roots. Many are medicinal, such as the Japanese tallow tree and the castor bean, known as a laxative. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Cicca" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…中国や日本ではナンキンハゼからろうそくが作られる。有毒植物が多いが,ナンキンハゼの種子やフィリピンのAntidesma bunius,インドのCicca属の果実のように食用になるものもあり,タピオカの原料となるキャッサバ(イモノキ)は,塊状に肥大した根(いも)を食用にする熱帯における最も重要な栽培植物の一つである。ハズや下剤として知られるヒマなど薬用となるものも多い。…

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